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You can find all sorts of fertile hatching eggs on eBay! I just bought some from beautiful stock, and she has another auction right now...I'm looking for some Cayuga Eggs where did you get them. I have asked a few people if they any but they are all in molt now.
My eggs didn't hatch. I used a digital thermometer and it was off over 10* didn't get anything.
I had really good luck with everything (chicken, goose, quail, and duck eggs via them being shipped) Not one broke or looked bad.
I've hatched out ducks quail and chicks before. I gathered some eggs from my Broad Breasted Bronze Turkeys, as I saw them mating, and with great joy, I'm happy to Announce that they CAN breed naturally with fertilization actually occurring!!! Waiting for them to hatch in a few days! Also, I have a broody Turkey hen, who made an elaborate nest, with a BUNCH of eggs in her clutch as well! So, we will have beautiful BB bronze turkey poults very soon and also in a few weeks...
On my ducklings, I've found that they REALLY need a ton of humidity to actually be able to hatch out of the egg, I'm talking full incubator tray with water during the last 2-3days before actual due date. Since they take so long to get through that hard, thick shell, their membrane will dry up too fast as soon as they pip through. If the membrane gets dried out, just put a moistened paper towel and wrap the egg in it, or put warm droplets on membrane to allow the duckling to get out. I have even taken off most of the shell, leaving the membrane intact, as long as the duckling has broken through the membrane on its' own already. You will just have to keep making sure that the membrane doesn't dry out